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I have spent a few years in yoga, self help and spiritual circles and met quite a few well-known "experts" in that area. Since then I am extremely wary of any a

I have spent a few years in yoga, self help and spiritual circles and met quite a few well-known "experts" in that area. Since then I am extremely wary of any advice that comes from self-help and spiritual gurus. They are very good at giving advice to others but when you get closer to them you realize that a lot of them are very unhappy people, often vindictive and basically plain assholes. But they know how to say things that sounds good. I think the truly happy people don't go around and tell others how to be happy. They just are happy.

floppydiskette 4y ago
> I think the truly happy people don't go around and tell others how to be happy. They just are happy. On the other hand, people who are happy/content see a lot of pain and suffering in other people and might wish to impart some of their own wisdom into the world. At least that’s how I feel sometimes. But if someone is trying to make a profit from the information or advice then it’s probably not coming from a good place and less likely to be legitimately useful.